Do you like the new principal? - I like that she doesn't fit with the stereotypical image of a principal.¿Te gusta la nueva directora? - Me gusta que no encaja con la imagen estereotipada de una directora.

she was so funny, she used to have us all in fitsera tan graciosa, que nos tenía a todos muertos de risa (informal)

she had a laughing fitle dio un ataque de risa

she was in fits of laughterse partía de risa (informal)

he shot her in a fit of jealous ragedisparó sobre ella en un arranque or arrebato de celos y furia

by or in fits and startsa tropezones;a trompicones (informal)

When Kravis came on the line, the transmission came in fits and starts.But his message was crystal clearIt comes back to her in fits and starts when she can't sleepthere is a more businesslike, practical and non-ideological generation of Communists which is taking over, not smoothly, but in fits and startsimmigration policy has tended to be made in fits and startsthe process of change is moving in fits and starts

I went to get fitted for a suitfui a que me tomaran las medidas para un traje

I had to go to the dentist to be fitted for new bracesshe had been fitted for a Dutch capWe had to be fitted for parkas because it's cold in the desertI needed to make a quick run up to town to get fitted for my tuxedo

to fit a dress (on sb)probar un vestido (a algn)

her sister fitted the dress on herit's important to fit children's shoes properly

the man fits the police descriptioncocaine became the drug of the eighties because it fit the needs of the now middle-age baby boomerYour program is tailored to fit your needs and goals within a structured framework with many optionsthe curtains won't fit the colour schemeto fit the [bill]to be entirely appropriate or suitablethat fits the bill

someone is coming to fit the carpets tomorrowfit hinge bolts to give extra support to the lockmost people don't know how to fit a washing machine themselveswe're having new windows/double glazing fittedto [have] sth fittedto have a carpet fitted

they're having a new kitchen fittedles van a instalar una cocina nueva

Have gas appliances fitted by an approved installerhe had a gas meter fitted at his home in Brighton

the lycra in the fabric ensures a good fitla licra de la tela hace que se ajuste perfectamente;that suit is not a very good fitese traje no te queda bien;when it comes to shoes, a good fit is essentialen lo que se refiere a los zapatos, es esencial que se ajusten bien or que sean el número correcto

Nurses look for comfort and good fit in their professional shoesthis suit is a very good fitHe hated coins; they spoiled the fit of his trousers

it was a perfect fitle quedaba perfectamente;it's rather a tight fitme está un poco justo or apretado;she put the key into the lock — it was a tight fitmetió la llave en la cerradura — entraba muy justo

fit in

verb:intransitive:plus_adverb

1(correspond)[+fact, statement]concordar;cuadrar;withcon

that fits in with what he told meeso concuerda or cuadra or se corresponde con lo que me dijo él

this doesn't fit in with what I learnt

2(adapt)

to fit in with sb's plansamoldarse or adaptarse a los planes de algn;I'll fit in with whatever dates you've agreed onme amoldaré or me adaptaré a las fechas que hayáis acordado;she was trying to arrange her work to fit in with her home lifeintentaba organizar el trabajo de forma que se adaptara a su vida doméstica

3(belong)[+person]

he left because he didn't fit inse marchó porque no congeniaba con los demás or no encajaba;she was great with the children and fitted in beautifullycon los niños era genial, y se adaptó perfectamente

he doesn't fit in with our grouphe knew where I fitted in and how to get the best from me

I could fit you in next Fridaypodría hacerte un hueco el próximo viernes;I fitted in a trip to Ávilalogré incluir una excursión a Ávila;we could fit in a round of golf before lunchnos da tiempo a hacer un recorrido de golf antes de comer;we rushed around trying to fit everything incorrimos como locos intentando abarcarlo todo

check your diary to see if you can fit in more workI'll see if the director can fit you inI'll try to fit my plans in with yours

fit out

verbo transitivo

[+ship, expedition]equipar;[+warship]armar

we helped to fit him out for a trip to the Balticthey spent a year fitting out the liner

to fit sb out with sthproveer a algn de algo;equipar a algn con algo;we need to get you fitted out with a new wardrobetenemos que equiparte con un nuevo vestuario;the tailor will fit you out with a new suit for the weddingel sastre te hará un traje nuevo para la boda

fit up

verbo transitivo

1(install)instalar

They had arranged for a telephone extension to be fitted up in the cellA gym had been fitted up in one of the rooms

2(Britain)(equip, supply)equipar

the jail that once housed fugitive drug lord Pablo Escobar was fitted up like a country clubThe City Tavern is likewise fitted up and open'd to receive Company in the style of Public Rooms every eveningWatneys fitted up its pubs in garish red plastic

I suggest we fit you up with an office suitethey've fitted their house up with all modern conveniencesI've seen emergency patients fitted up with tubes only to have them removed after the clerk rushed in to say there was no insurance

3(frame)

I've been fitted up!¡han hecho que aparezca como el culpable!

I was left in no doubt that Cooper and Murphy had also been fitted upFraser deals in cocaine, and seems to have fitted up his lead singer Dorwood for a seven-year stretchTALK of people being `framed" on a criminal charge began in 19th-Century America. The expression applied only to somebody fitted up on a capital offence